Cuff fastener



May 1, 1928. 1,667,791

- P. L. MARKEY CUFF' FASTENER Filed July 18. 1927 A-IIII Hlm" I 5y y@@Mgg lll Patented May l, 1928.

UNTED STATES PETER L. MARKEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CUFF FASTENER.

Application tiled July 18, 1927. Serial No. 206,424.

This inventionv relates to a new and improved .cuff .fastener which isadapted to be detachably fastened adjacent the edges of the cuff forsecuring the cuff together.

One of the objects vof the present invention is to provide a newandimproved form of cuff fasteners which are adapted to be detachablyconnected to the edges of the cuff Afor more conveniently securing andsymmetrically'connecting the cuff portions with each other vso as tohold the cuff in better form and increase the style of the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide Aan Aimproved cufffastening means .which can be .quickly attached to o r detached from theedges ofthe cuff' and which may be easily and conveniently manipulatedso as to detach the .cu-ff fastening means from each other by the thumband one finger of one hand.

These .and other objects are accomplished by providing aconstructionand.an arrangement of the various parts in a manner hereinafter .describedand particularly pointed out in .the appended claims.

Referring .to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a shirt sleeve cuifshowing my improvedfastening means mounted thereon. v

2 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the hook member of my improved cufffastener.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan view of the eye member of my entilfastening device.

Fig. 4 is an venlarged bottom plan View of the .eye member of my cufffastening device.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevational view of the eye fastening vmembershown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an enlarged transverse crosssectional view of the eye andhook fastening members .showing them connected together in the manner inwhich they secure the edges of the cuff together` and Fig. 7 is anenlarged front elevation view of the cuff fastener shown in Fig. 6.

In. illustrating one embodiment ofV my invention I have shown the sameas comprising -a hook fastening member generally referred to .byreference character 10 and an eye fastening member generally referred toby the reference character 11. These members are preferably made ofsheet metal spring. material, and are adapted to be mounted on theopposite-edges 12 of a. cuff 13 formed on a 'sleeve 14;. These cnilfastening members 1 0 and 11 areprovided with inner adjacenttlatportions 14 and 15 respectively and outer parallel flat por-tions 16and 17, respectively Iconnected together so as to form substantially' UShaped portions as clearly indicated lin Fig. 6. Each of these outerflat portions 1 6 and 17 o f the members 10 and 11 respectively, areprovided with identical clamping and piercing mechanism and it istherefore 'believed that the description of one will suffice for thedescription of the other. The flat portions 16 and-17 of the clampingmembers 10 and 11 respectively, have formed integrally therewithopposite'ly positioned upstanding portions 18.

These npstan'ding portions 18 are provided with aligned apertures 19which has pivot- -ally mounted` therein2 an operating lever 20.

Formed integrally lwith each of the flat portions v16 and 17 andextending into the space between these flat portions and the oppositefiat portions` 14 and l5 respectively are a ,plurality of prongs orpiercing members 21 which are adapted to pierce -or penetrate .theentire edge of the .cuffs -for securing the separate members lto theadjacent edges of the cuff. Extending rearwardly from the flat portions16 and 17v of each of the members 10 and 11 are two oppositely rolledportions 22 which have their ends connected together by a transverseintegral portion 23. The material cut from between the rolled portionza' and the transverse bar 23 is folded around as shown at 24 so as toform a substantially U shaped portion and has its free end thereofextending parallel to the flat portions 16 and 17 of .the respectivemembers l() and 11. The lever 2() is provided wit-h two outwardlyprojecting lugs 25 which are mounted in the .apertures 19 in thelupstanding portions 18 for pivotally supporting the levers to each ofthese members. The lever 20 is provided with a downwardly orright-angularly bent camming portion 26 which is adapted to engage acentral portion 27 which carries the piercing or .penetrating members21. This central portion 27 is separated from the flat portion 17 bylhaving the material cut out on both sides as indicated at 28. From theabove description it will be readily seen that as the lever 20 is thrownfrom the locked positi'on as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, through theposition fof the 'o'i'iter substantially an angular movement, of 180degrees, the camming portion 26 of the lever will eiigiigefl tliieu-ndersrifrfaebf ithepotion24 of the inember llaiidtlierby i'vithdraw thepiercing points 21 from thematef rial or cuff. Bythisiconstructiomaitwvnl he seen that the operating lever, in additionto locking and forcing the penetrating-"piiitsV` Q1 into the cnl alsoperioilrns al function of the cult ir'i their proper ,po

n yfiilieii. the enit` fastener is iii i't'sfoperat'iy the cuff toassume ayeryffconvenie'nt and neat appearance" and prevents the'.crowding of the cuff or utilizationfo'f'the space 'as is usuallyVOccasioned by" the'ci'i fastener of other styles, This construction of'the cuff fastening ineaiis permits tlie'easyand convenient disengagementofl these' fasteners from cach other With the simple manipulation offrithumb and forefinger by merely gripping'the rolled portions 22 of cachof the members and 11 Withthe thumb ,and

forcfingcr and pressing them together, there-- h v compressing the.springs 32 s o that the surfaces ift and e-f eaeli of these members arenot,snbs'taiitially parallel, after' which lthe hooi; meiiiber'flO iisslidforivardly with 'described one enhodiiiientf which my inven- `tron''mayfassunie' in practice, it will, of

coiiise,be undeistoodtliat the 'same is'. Capablef modification 'andthat modification "trrseeiire hy Letters Patent is:

1L A cuff Vfa'steueraeomprising a hook and eve member adapted to beattached to the ppis'ite edges of a cuff, penetrating means ,formedAintegrally with each of the said removing the penetrat'in 'i;pointsLfrom' the i'neinhif'rs, ale'ver mounted on said members for forcing saidpenetrating means through the iin'itei'ial ofjsaideuff 'andfoi".withdrawing said meiiihei's frointhe material of cuff', alifool; formedon one A(iffsgitid membersfan eye formed the otlierof saidm'emhfersi,and

.adapted-to b'e attaehedadjacet 'pposite edges of a' cuff, a hook formedoiion'e of zsaid. n ieinhers, aii eye formed onjtheother ofsaidanembersand means 'formeden one of said members andengagea'bleavith the otherfor spreading' s aid meirilier's` away from each other in' a` direction'to: bring their.

outer edges in contact ivitti'e'e'li tlier. A cul fastener comprisingtivo l"separate niembersuinadeof Asheet metal and beiitv substantiallyin'Ul shaped: 'forinto-en'e'age'the A opposite sides of both edges vofa' Cii a'lever actuated piercing means carried the outside portion ofsaid members, 'a'liook formed on the under side near the centerof one ofsaid members, an eyel Aforiiiedfiiear the center of thefunde'r side oftheothe'rfmember and spring' actiiate'd means formed integrally withone'jof said member-sand engaging the other vof said members foractuatingvs'aid members in a direction about the hook and eve of cach ofsaid members.

A cuff fastener comprising hook and eye members adapted'to he detachablyfastened to the opposite adjacent edges of a entfA penetrating meansformed integrall)1 with said members, :i lever pivotally mounted on saidmembers and adapted for actuating said lpenetiat-ing members,l an eyeformed on one of said members'landahook formed on the other of said'members and angularly extendingspring portions formed integrally withsaid hook' member, and adapted to Yengage said 'eyev memberfor'lockingsaid hooliand eye member under spring tension. i 6'. A cufffastener consisting14 'of a' 'inember made of a single piece of sheetspring metal and bent so as to form a substantially U shapedcross-section for engaging the opposite sides of a cuff, one of the legsof said U shaped portion being cut out so as to form a free centerportion therebetween, penetrating means carried adjacent the end of saidcenter portion, a lever pivotally mounted on said n'iember and adaptedto enga-ge said center portion and means formed on said center portionfor permitting said lever to withdraw said penetrating means from thecuif.

7. A cuff fastener comprising two memand means formed on one of saidmembers and engageable With the other of said members for spreading saidmembers away from each other in a direction t-o bring their oute edgesin Contact with each other. In testimony whereof I have signed m name tothis specification, on this 16th day of July, A. D. 1927.

PETER L. MARKEY.

